Tunnel Vision by Brenda Adcock

Author:Brenda Adcock [Adcock, Brenda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
ISBN: 9781935053194
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: 2009-05-30T05:00:00+00:00

Brodie left the interrogation room and leaned against the wall to calm down and take a deep breath before moving to her next problem. When she entered the second interrogation room Maggie was seated at the table and Tim was pacing like a caged animal.

“You want me to stay, Brodie?” Romero asked.

“No. Where is Donaldson?”

“He ran out to grab something to eat. Should be back soon.”

“Ask him to join us when he gets back, please.”

She closed the door as Romero left and turned her attention Maggie and her father. She could see the apology in Maggie’s eyes, but ignored it. “Sit down, Mr. Weston, and tell me what your problem seems to be, considering you’re not a resident of our fair city.”

Although he refused to sit, Tim placed the palms of his hands on the table and leaned toward Brodie.

“You’re my fucking problem, Brodie, and you damn well know why.”

“I only know what your problem was eight years ago.”

“I know you’ll try to work your way back into my daughter’s bed, if you haven’t already,” he spat, staring at Maggie. “Your fellow officers should be made aware of who they’re having to work with every damn day.”

“They are aware for the most part. All you’ve succeeded in doing today is humiliating your daughter. I don’t give a shit what my fellow officers think about me, but I do care what they think about my trainee. I didn’t ask for this assignment and I tried to get out of it because I knew you’d pull a stunt like this eventually. I guess I didn’t think you’d be this vindictive against your own daughter. She’s going to be a damn good detective. She’s thorough and has good instincts. I’m guessing she got those traits from her mother because she sure as shit couldn’t have gotten them from you. Your problem is you can’t accept Maggie for who she is. While it is a problem, it’s a personal one between the two of you. I won’t have your personal problems dragged in here interfering with our jobs. Believe me when I tell you I won’t hesitate to have you arrested if you ever create a scene like this again. I’ve had a hard week and am going home. Alone. I am not sleeping with your daughter and I don’t ever want to have to discuss this with you again.” Brodie turned on her heel and yanked the door to the room open. She almost ran into Donaldson on her way out of the room.

“What’s the problem, Brodie?” he asked.

“We have a citizen with a complaint,” she said tersely. “Let me know the outcome. I’m going home.”

She didn’t pause to acknowledge the stares of others in the squad room as she left for the weekend.

Her hands were shaking as she sat in her Camaro and tried to light a desperately needed cigarette.

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